Medallion: Virgin Hodegetria (Bust) and Scenes from the Life of Christ

Work Number: 580251
Title: Medallion: Virgin Hodegetria (Bust) and Scenes from the Life of Christ
Approximate date: 13th c
Description: In metal mount, glass paste

Scenes from the Life of Christ appear in rectangular panels around the central image of the Virgin Hodegetria (She Who Shows the Way) - an iconographic type of the Virgin and Child where Mary points towards the Christ Child on her lap.

Identified Scenes from the Life of Christ:
Top Row: Annunciation, Nativity, Baptism (?)
Second Row: Raising of Lazarus, Entry into Jerusalem
Third Row: Transfiguration, Crucifixion
Bottom Row: Anastasis (?), Last Judgement (?)
Medium: Metal mount
Subject: Christ Child; Jesus Christ, Baptism; Jesus Christ, Crucifixion; Jesus Christ, Entry into Jerusalem; Jesus Christ, Nativity; Jesus Christ, Resurrection; Jesus Christ, Transfiguration; Last Judgment; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, Annunciation; Raising of Lazarus (Miracle); Virgin Hodegetria
Provenance: Gallery, case 4